Turkey · Muğla and Antalya · Premium route guide
D400 Grand Tour - Datça to Antalya
Two seas, pine forests, ancient Lycian tombs and the D400 curling along the turquoise coast.
Datça, Marmaris, Köyceğiz, a detour to Dalyan, Göcek, Fethiye, Kalkan, Kaş, Demre, Finike, Kemer and Antalya. Built from our own track.
- Distance
- 503.9 km
- Peak elevation
- 650 m
- Elevation gain
- 4,786 m
- Best months
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Nov
- Turkey · Muğla · Antalya
- Multi-day
- 100% paved
The route
The long version of the Turquoise Coast. From the narrow Datça peninsula to Marmaris, around Köyceğiz lake with a detour to the rock tombs of Dalyan, then Göcek and Fethiye. The D400 then hugs the cliffs past Kalkan and Kaş, crosses to Demre and Finike, and climbs through the pine forests above Kemer to Antalya. Plan it as a 2 to 4 day tour.
Works with Garmin, TomTom, BMW Navigator, Calimoto, Kurviger, komoot, MyRouteApp. Import as a track to ride the exact line. Road data from OpenStreetMap (ODbL); elevation from SRTM.
Track vs. route, how to load this into your GPS
What you are downloading is a GPX track, a dense, road-snapped breadcrumb of the exact line, with elevation on every point. It is not a GPX route (a short list of turn waypoints your device re-plans between). Tracks preserve our road choice; routes let the device pick its own way and can send you down a boring motorway shortcut.
How to use it on your navigator:
- BMW Navigator / Garmin Zumo / zumo XT: import as a track, then Convert to Route (or Trip Planner, new trip from track) if you want turn by turn prompts. Keep Recalculation off so it stays on our line.
- TomTom Rider: import the GPX in MyDrive, it loads as a track / itinerary. Enable Follow the exact route so it does not re-plan.
- Calimoto: open the GPX and choose Import as tour, Calimoto follows the track line.
- Kurviger / komoot / MyRouteApp: open the GPX and pick Import as track to keep the road choice. Only choose Import as route if you want the app to re-plan for your bike profile.
- Google Maps / Apple Maps: these do not read GPX. Use the map on this page for turn cues, or import the file into a GPX capable app first.
Rule of thumb: if your device asks "track or route?", pick track to ride our exact line, pick route only if you want the device to re-plan.
Elevation profile
From ~-3 m at the base to 650 m at the top, 4,786 m of total climbing across the route.
Our track is 504 km with about 4,790 m of climbing, roughly 13 to 14 hours of riding in total. Some guides quote about 600 km for this tour, depending on the start, side trips and detours. Our shorter Lycian Coast route covers the Fethiye to Antalya part on its own.
Why ride it
The Datça peninsula between two seas, the Lycian rock tombs at Dalyan, Ölüdeniz bay near Fethiye, the cliff road between Kalkan and Kaş, the ancient city of Myra at Demre, and mountain curves above Kemer.
Hazards
Summer heat well over 35 °C, tour buses and rental cars, slow trucks on the climbs, slippery asphalt on polished corners, and goats on the road.
Fuel
Fuel is easy to find in every town on the D400. Fill up before the Datça peninsula, which has few stations.
Best months and difficulty
April to June and September to November. Difficulty: moderate.
Suggested stops
Two days: overnight in Fethiye. Three days: Marmaris and Kaş. Four days: Marmaris, Fethiye and Kaş.
What to see along the way
- Datça - Peninsula town between two seas.
- Marmaris - Harbour town and marina.
- Köyceğiz - Lake town.
- Dalyan - Lycian rock tombs above the river.
- Göcek - Bay full of yachts.
- Fethiye - Town near Ölüdeniz.
- Kalkan - Cliff village above the sea.
- Kaş - Harbour town and best overnight stop.
- Demre - Ancient Myra and St Nicholas church.
- Finike - Orange groves and marina.
- Kemer - Resort under the Taurus mountains.
- Antalya - Old town Kaleiçi, end of the route.
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